134 THE CONNECTICUT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



Mr. Fenn : This is not enough ; would prefer 50 feet. 



Professor Gulley spoke of the plan of setting trees 20 

 feet apart, and in 15 or 20 years cutting out a portion. 



President Hale endorsed Professor Gulley's plan, but 

 said many planters had not the moral courage to cut out 

 at the proper time. 



Mr. Ives objected to this plan on account of its making 

 an orchard too thick for best results in spraying. 



President Hale said head low and cut back close. 



Q. Is the Jonathan apple valuable to plant in Con- 

 necticut ? 



Professor Gulley : It is a fine grower with us at the 

 college. It has not fruited yet, but promises to be de- 

 sirable. 



Q. How can we prevent the brown scab, which mars 

 the beauty and reduces the value of certain varieties of 

 peaches ? 



Doctor Halsted : Best plan is to thin the fruit thor- 

 oughly. The scab is more abundant when the tree is over- 

 loaded, but much depends upon the season. 



Q. Is there any late variety of peach more satisfactory 

 and profitable than the Fox Seedling ? 



Mr. Platt : No ; this sort is being planted very largely. 

 It is the best late white-fleshed peach we have. 



Q. Can any one testify that the apple maggot has suc- 

 cumbed to spraying or natural enemies ? 



Professor Brixton : No one can say this with cer- 

 tainty. The only way to be rid of it is to destroy all 

 infested fruit. Spraying will not do much injury to this 

 pest. 



Q. Can the fungous diseases that attack the raspberry 

 be controlled, and, if so, how ? 



Professor Halsted : Can best be controlled hy digging 

 out the diseased plants. Some growers succeed with spray- 

 ing for this trouble, while others do not. 



Mr. Morrill answered that this disease will succumb to 

 thorough spraying, but conditions are such that few 

 growers can do it. The young growth needs to be 



